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This year’s 14th edition of the Misteria Paschalia Festival begins on the 10th of April. ”The Krakow Easter Festival is still organised by the Krakow Festival Office but it changed its formula: it will have a different artist as curator each year. This year it is the French lutenist Vincent Dumestre, the creator and the head of the sensational ensemble Le Poème Harmonique; This year France is the leading theme, but works by Claudio Monteverdi (on the 450th anniversary of birth), Georg Philipp Telemann and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are also on the programme. Night concerts in churches are a novelty, offering a specific French form connected with the Holy Week – Dark Matins” – writes Dorota Szwarcman in the new issue of ”Polityka” weekly.

It's spring 2004. Nancy Argenta, Brian Asawa and Marek Toporowski with Concerto Polacco are on stage at the Krakow Philharmonic. K. Szymanowski in Cracow. The first concert of the new Krakow's festival, organized by the Krakow 2000, will begin soon. Only a few people felt that a new era for the early music world begins that day. Not only in Krakow. In whole Europe.

We were waiting for that news: France Musique radio will broadcast two of the Misteria Paschalia Festival concerts! The French audience will have an opportunity to listen to Il terremoto and Stabat Mater thanks to the first collaboration between the Festival and the prestigious public broadcaster.

Traditionally, the Misteria Paschalia Festival will offer special attraction for our most faithful audiences. Like every year, we would like to invite all seniors for free and open rehearsals. We also have something in store for youth – a series of workshops, taking place as part of the Tenebrae programme. As always, we encourage everyone to check out the schedule of events and join us.